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The Dial Press“Hello Beautiful” by Ann Napolitano is a richly woven novel about the complex bonds of family and friendship. It lays bare our vulnerabilities as human beings, exposing the power of relationships and how deeply the past can shape the present. -
Random HouseThere’s a saying, “If these walls could talk…” Well, they do, in a recent novel about a house from the days of the Pilgrims to the present. Here's this month's KPCW book review of Daniel Mason's, "North Woods." -
Grove AtlanticDr. Abraham Verghese’s much-anticipated second novel, “The Covenant of Water," follows three generations of a family that suffers from a strange affliction or is it a curse? -
Farrar, Straus and GirouxFor Parkites ready to settle in by the fire for a satisfying mid-winter’s tale, acclaimed Irish author Paul Murray is the storyteller they need. His new novel “The Bee Sting” is an epic that is as heart-breaking as it is heart-warming.
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Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films has tapped “Black Cake” to become a Hulu series directed by Marissa Jo Cerar, of “The Handmaid’s Tale.” -
Whether you’re a life-long baker, a COVID-19 baking convert, or simply someone who eats baked goods—that should cover just about everyone—you’ll love “Sweet Land of Liberty: the History of America in 11 Pies” by Rossi Anastopoulo.
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The last of Fredrik Backman’s Beartown trilogy, “The Winners” is a spectacular literary hat trick and Backman, an MVP. -
Stephen King’s latest novel "Fairy Tale" is about a young man who discovers a portal to another world in dire need of his help. -
Stories of a magnificent racehorse, a discarded painting, and a skeleton in the Smithsonian converge in a recent book by Geraldine Brooks. If you love horses, or even if you don’t but appreciate good historical fiction, "Horse" is a novel to dive into.
